A staggering 539 new cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines, the highest in a day ever

At 4:00PM Philippine Standard Time today, the Department of Health (DOH) released COVID-19 Daily Bulletin No. 75 for May 28, 2020. This report includes the Total number of cases, Recoveries, Deaths and the Number of Total Active Cases for the past 24 hours.

The DOH reports a staggering 539 new cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines and that gives us a total of 15,588 confirmed cases recorded. We also have 17 new reported Deaths and that bring our Death toll to 921.

There are 92 new recorded recoveries today which brings us to a total of 3,598 reported recoveries since the outbreak. With these numbers, the number of Filipinos having an active COVID-19 infection have increased to 11,069 were the most number are from the NCR with 330 new cases, 55 from Region 7, 55 were from repatriated OFW’s and 99 new cases from other regions.

COVID-19 was declared by World Health Organization (WHO) as a Pandemic on March 03, 2020 which started in Wuhan, China. The disease is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome – coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) with a Flu like symptoms such as Fever, Cough, Colds and in more severe cases Difficulty in Breathing.

Pharmaceuticals around the world are actively engaging in clinical research, testing and trials for vaccines to eradicate the COVID-19 virus and to conclude their efficacy and effectiveness. As the world awaits for a vaccine for COVID-19, the only way to protect ourselves from getting infected is to practise proper and frequent handwashing, avoid touching our face, mouth, nose and eyes. Our health experts as well as the government urged everyone to wear a suitable and effective face mask as often as possible and when outside of our homes.